Malcolm Shepherd (public servant)

Malcolm Shepherd
CMG, ISO
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
In office
1 January 1912  27 January 1921
Succeeded by Percy Deane
Secretary of the Department of Defence
In office
1927–1937
Preceded by Thomas Trumble
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Shedden
Personal details
Born (1873-10-27)27 October 1873
Cambewarra, New South Wales
Died 25 June 1960(1960-06-25) (aged 86)
East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Edith Nina Adelaide Dimelow (m. 1899; d. 1915)
Linda Hazel Hopetoun Gill (m. 1917)
Occupation Public servant

Malcolm Lindsay Shepherd CMG, ISO (27 October 1873 – 25 June 1960) was a senior Australian public servant. From 1904 to 1911 he served as the private secretary to four Australian prime ministers, (Alfred Deakin, Chris Watson, George Reid and Andrew Fisher), prior to being appointed as the inaugural Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department (1911–1921). He subsequently served as official secretary of the Commonwealth of Australia in London (1921–1927) and Secretary of the Department of Defence (1927–1937).[1]

References

  1. Hudson, W. J.; Steele, Christine (1988), "Shepherd, Malcolm Lindsay (1873–1960)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University) 11, archived from the original on 14 May 2013
Government offices
New title
Department established
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
1911–1921
Succeeded by
Percy Deane
Preceded by
Thomas Trumble
Secretary of the Department of Defence (II)
1927–1937
Succeeded by
Sir Frederick Shedden
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